Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself.

Though originally from Massachusetts, Charles Adams also fought for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, earning the rank of brigadier-general.

Though The Times judged it a " miserable failure ," the production did much to overturn the tendency to scenic and antiquarian excess that had peaked with Charles Kean.

Though its roots may be traced back as far as the Enlightenment ( Marquis de Sade ) and the Victorian era ( Algernon Charles Swinburne's scandalous Poems and Ballads of 1866 ).

Though less than expected by the Sinn Féin leadership, it was substantially more than the initial form of home rule within the United Kingdom sought by Charles Stewart Parnell from 1880, and a serious advancement on the Home Rule Act of 1914 that the Irish nationalist leader John Redmond had achieved through parliamentary proceedings.

Though outnumbered and without any heavy cavalry, Charles had tough, battle-hardened infantry which believed in him implicitly.

Though most of Provence, with the exception of Marseille, Aix and Avignon, was rural, conservative and largely royalist, it did produce some memorable figures in the French Revolution ; Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau from Aix, who tried to moderate the Revolution, and turn France into a constitutional monarchy like England ; the Marquis de Sade from Lacoste in the Luberon, who was a Deputy from the far left in the National Assembly ; Charles Barbaroux from Marseille, who sent a battalion of volunteers to Paris to fight in the French Revolutionary Army ; and Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès ( 1748 – 1836 ), an abbé, essayist and political leader, who was one of the chief theorists of the French Revolution, French Consulate, and First French Empire, and who, in 1799, was the instigator of the coup d ' état of 18 Brumaire, which brought Napoleon to power.

Though brought up a Lutheran, Queen Anne had in her youth lived with a niece of the Emperor Charles V, and not only knew something of the faith, but had frequently been present at mass with her former friend.

Though Charles severely tested Ussher's loyalty by negotiating with the Catholic Irish patriots, the Primate remained committed to the royal cause, though as king's fortunes waned Ussher had to move on to Bristol, Cardiff, and then to St Donat's.

" Historian Charles Wiltse agrees, noting, " Though he is known today primarily for his sectionalism, Calhoun was the last of the great political leaders of his time to take a sectional position — later than Daniel Webster, later than Henry Clay, later than Adams himself.

In 1919, Robinson collaborated with Handy and Charles N. Hillman on " Though We're Miles and Miles Apart ", which was released by Handy's publishing company.

Though it seemed an inglorious conclusion to the campaign, Gaunt had forced the French king, Charles V, to abandon his plans to invade England that autumn.

Though Diana, Princess of Wales was commonly called " Princess Diana " after her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales, it was officially incorrect, as Diana herself pointed out, because she was not a princess in her own right.

Though many Highlanders saw Charles, and indeed aided him, none of them betrayed him for the £ 30, 000 reward offered.

Though Charles remained nonchalant, the deadlock led some royalists to call for a coup, and prominent liberals for a tax strike.

Though always at war, Charles was a lover of peace.

Though surrounded by ladies desperate for his attention, Charles is putty in Jean's hands.

Though his father had regained his freedom, Charles suffered a personal tragedy.

Though his proposal failed, many reformers in Parliament came to regard him as their leader, instead of Charles James Fox.

Though the land areas overlap around New Orleans and down river, Cajun culture and language extend westward all along the southern coast of Louisiana, concentrating in areas southwest of New Orleans around Lafayette, Marksville, and as far as Crowley, Abbeville and into the rice belt of Louisiana nearer Lake Charles and the Texas border.

* Sally Hemings: An American Scandal, a CBS television miniseries ( Air dates: 2 / 13 / 00 and 2 / 16 / 00 ; Writer: Tina Andrews Director: Charles Haid ; With Carmen Ejogo as Hemings and Sam Neill as Thomas Jefferson ) As PBS noted in a Frontline program, " Though many quarrelled with the portrayal of Hemings as unrealistically modern and heroic, no major historian challenged the series ' premise that Hemings and Jefferson had a 38-year relationship that produced children.

Though known as King Charles XIII in Sweden, he was actually the seventh Swedish king by that name, as Charles IX ( reigned 1604 – 1611 ) had adopted his numeral after studying a fictitious history of Sweden.

Though at the end of the war, the people of England could accept Charles I back in office but not religious toleration.

Though they would challenge the champions numerous times, Martel and Garea were unable to recapture the belts, and Martel left the WWF in April 1982.

Though there has been some avant garde indication that contemporary furniture might go back to the boxy look of the '20's and '40's, two manufacturers chose to take the approach of the sophisticated, but warm look in contemporary.

Though his absence from the 1958 conclave did not make him ineligible – under Canon Law any Catholic male may be elected – the College of Cardinals usually chose the new Pope from among themselves.

Though Bartholdi greatly admired the United States Constitution, he chose to inscribe " JULY IV MDCCLXXVI " on the tablet, thus associating the date of the country's Declaration of Independence with the concept of liberty.

Though Zamora was gay, he chose to not make that explicit point to school children, preferring to emphasize to them that he got the disease through unprotected sex, so as to underscore the fact that both homosexuals and heterosexuals could contract HIV.

Though early settlers included French, Acadian, German, Danish and Irish, the town's culture and architecture is heavily influenced by the unusually large numbers of English that chose to settle there after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

Though some returning service men took advantage of GI housing bills, many with strong ethnic and familial ties chose to stay in town.

Though Spike and Dru had not been conceived as necessarily having to be either British or American, Landau chose to portray Drusilla with a Cockney accent in keeping with the characters ' " Sid and Nancy analogy ".

Though, according to TIME Magazine, Hunter " chose to float in his hotel pool, a bottle of hooch in hand, while the great fight took place, and he was unable to file anything.

Though he was offered coaching positions at other schools, Grobe chose to remain with the Deacons, citing a desire to remain at an institution that successfully balances high-level academics with a major athletic program.

" As Justice Kennedy wrote: ( in a concurring opinion to United States v. Lopez ), " Though that approach likely would not have survived even if confined to the question of a State's authority to enact legislation, it was not at all propitious when applied to the quite different question of what subjects were within the reach of the national power when Congress chose to exercise it.

Though she received several proposals after Astor's death, she chose not to remarry.

Though the band was receiving lucrative offers from major labels, they chose to remain independent and signed to Touch and Go Records, Albini being good friends with label head Corey Rusk.

Though the majority of Russian Jews settled in Rome and Ladispoli ( a small city near Rome ), a significant number of them, particularly those from the Ukrainian city of Odessa, chose Nettuno as their temporary home, perhaps due to its magnificent beaches and lively night scene.

Though some Plaid Cymru colleagues said he had been taken out of context, Jones issued " strict instructions to Plaid Cymru party members that if they chose to speak on the same emotive issue in future, they should take care that their words were not misconstrued.

Though he received superior financial offers from the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers, Hull chose to sign a two-year, $ 9 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings to pursue a second Stanley Cup championship.

Though their presence there was initially controversial, the Canadian government eventually chose to welcome them.

Though it was widely reported at the time that it was Ball's decision not to continue ( as she wanted to pursue other projects ), a number of sources through the years have stated that it was CBS that chose not to renew the series for the following season.

Though his answer to Glaucon's challenge is delayed, Socrates ultimately argues that justice does not derive from this social construct: the man who abused the power of the Ring of Gyges has in fact enslaved himself to his appetites, while the man who chose not to use it remains rationally in control of himself and is therefore happy.

# Though the experiment went through several variations, Milgram typically chose individuals in the U. S. cities of Omaha, Nebraska and Wichita, Kansas to be the starting points and Boston, Massachusetts to be the end point of a chain of correspondence.

Though many simply chose not to interact with the spirit world, no Kuei-jin can forget their experiences in Yomi, and most must acquaint themselves with their spiritual natures as part of their hard path to enlightenment.

Though commercial airlines had attempted to fly services to Geelong in the past, they chose to use the more developed airport at Avalon Airport, located to the north on the Melbourne side of the city.

Though they ultimately chose the name Winger, " Sahara " remained on the cover.

Though games at the time began to use scrolling to have larger levels, the developers chose a single screen to confine the action.

Though Stein chose McGinnity as the right-handed pitcher for the Irish team, the team was omitted from the article due to space limitations.